Alumni Returns to Coach at His Alma Mater

Super Bowl champion and former Pittsburgh Steelers player Carey Davis will assume the role football coach of Hazelwood Central High School football team beginning July 1.

Davis currently serves as a sports analyst on ESPN 101 FM in St. Louis and a sideline reporter for Learfield sports. He attended Hazelwood Central High School and participated in winning a state championship as a sophomore in 1996.

Davis was a letter winner in multiple sports during his high school career. Due to his success in high school athletics, he received an athletic scholarship to play football at the University of Illinois.

Davis worked his way to become a three-year starter who helped lead his team to the first outright Big Ten Championship in nearly 20 years. After graduating in May 2003 with a degree in sport management, he fulfilled his dream of playing in the National Football League (NFL), by earning the position of starting fullback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2007. In 2009, Davis proved to be a crucial part in the Pittsburgh offense and helped lead the Steelers to a Super Bowl XLIII victory.

Davis said his mission is to groom young men into champions on and off the field through hard work and integrity.

“ It is not only our goal to provide quality teaching in the classroom but teachers and coaches on our athletic fields, and in life lessons, said Nettie Collins-Hart, superintendent of schools. “ We look forward to all that Coach Davis will bring to our central high school program.”

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